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| Choi Won-tae (right), a FA recruit for the Samsung Lions. Photo =Samsung Lions |
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As much as the Samsung Lions' FA recruitment, interest in naming a compensation player is as hot. However, there are voices of concern over excessive heat.
Samsung officially announced on the 6th that it signed an FA contract with FA pitcher Choi Won-tae on the condition of up to 7 billion won for four years. The detailed conditions are 2.4 billion won in down payment, 3.4 billion won in annual salary, and 1.2 billion won in incentives. The Samsung club made all-out efforts to recruit Choi Won-tae because it is essential to recruit stable starting pitchers to improve the team's ranking next seasonWe expect Choi Won-tae, who will turn 28 next year, to give new strength to the starting lineup", he explained the background of the recruitment.
With the addition of Choi Won-tae, Samsung will be able to build a top rotation up to at least four starters, following Ariel Furado, Denny Reyes, and Won Tae-in. Competition for selection of 5 and 6 is expected to become fiercer.
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| The match between Hanwha and Lotte at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 22nd. Jang Jin-hyuk of Hanwha hitting. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.09.22/ |
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With rumors early on that Choi was in negotiations with Samsung, his transfer was somewhat scheduled. However, after signing an official contract, the problem of compensation players caught fire. With Choi Won-tae's departure, LG, the original club, can receive compensation and compensation players. KT Wiz, where Shim Woo-joon and Um Sang-baek left, nominated compensation players Han Seung-joo and Jang Jin-hyuk from Hanwha, and Doosan Bears chose Kim Young-hyun as compensation players when Huh Kyung-min left. KIA has named Kang Hyo-jong from LG.
Originally, the nomination of compensation players is a very sensitive issue. This is because, in the past, FA players and compensation players are compared one-on-one, and after that, the income statement is often considered until the end regarding who is the last winner. In particular, Choi Won-tae was 'A grade' based on the FA grade system. Since a player with a 'B grade' is made up of a 25-member protected list, in fact, the team's core players can be grouped together and it is a strategic battle for the club. It is a battle of wits between whether to group the players that the other team is likely to nominate or whether to group only the players that we consider important.
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| Koo Ja-wook is sharing the joy of winning with director Park Jin-man. |
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However, in the case of grade A, since it is a 20-member protection list, it is quite tight from the standpoint of drafting the list. There are a number of players who cannot be tied up even among the first-team players, such as key prospects and key veterans. Considering that the regular season's first-team entry (before the expansion in September) is 28, eight players are missing from the first-team.
In particular, Samsung is a good team with 'full'. Among the young prospects who are now painstakingly raised in the second division, there are several good players who can be coveted by other teams. Over the years, promising players in their 20s have grown one after another and natural generational changes have been made, resulting in the runner-up in this year's Korean Series. As a result, there are concerns that 「Choi Won-tae is good to recruit, but a good player will be taken away」.
However, even so, the expectation of the current compensation player nomination itself is overheated. Recently, the fire first heated up over whether Oh Seung-hwan is tied to the 20-man protection list or not. In response, Samsung's general manager Lee Jong-yeol made an unusual public statement through the media, saying, `Oh Seung-hwan will tie up.'
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| Samsung's Oh Seung-hwan, who took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning, is pitching hard in the match between Samsung and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.15/ |
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The reason why this comment is unusual is that the compensation list should be kept a thorough secret between the club and the club. Among club officials, only key officials can check the list, and it is difficult for reporters to check. Sometimes, the presence or absence of some specific players makes headlines, but it is worrisome that even before the compensation list is handed over, there is a public narrative that 'This player protects', 'This player does not protect'. Of course, as much attention was poured out from Samsung's point of view, it was necessary to somehow 'forced explanation'. It was also an issue that could be understood because he is a legendary player representing the KBO League and a special being called Oh Seung-hwan, who has the symbolism of the Samsung Lions.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions in Game 4 of the playoffs at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th. Samsung's general manager Lee Jong-yeol and CEO Yoo Jeong-geun, who have confirmed their advance to the Korean Series, are delighted with the players. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.19/ |
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Furthermore, however, some recent media reports have specifically mentioned the real names of several of the key players currently playing for Samsung. It is only an expectation, and the players currently mentioned may be nominated as actual compensation players, but it is by no means desirable. In addition to the agitation within the team, the club that hands over the protected list and the club that now has to nominate a compensation player may have an absurd situation in which it is influenced by public opinion instead of making its own cool-headed judgment. As such, public mention of real names is bound to have a big impact.
No matter how predictable and predictive they are, courtesy and respect are necessary.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
